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Without any translational data it is hard to say why. I know in one paper the authors reported that just 30% of MDS blasts expressed the NKG2D ligands MICA/B https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/109/11/4816/23111/Reduced-natural-killer-NK-function-associated-with

That was confirmed by another group, showing a low expression of NKG2D ligands https://www.nature.com/articles/leu2010149

There are plenty of other mechanisms, including Tregs, either via cell-to-cell interactions of soluble factors, such as TGF-B https://rupress.org/jem/article-lookup/doi/10.1084/jem.20051511